Don’t leave out Kasargod, extend proposed Vande Bharat up to Mangalore in Karnataka: UDF to railway ministry

UDF in Kerala has urged Centre that the Vande Bharat train service to be launched in Kerala to not leave out Kasargod and should be extended till Mangaluru.

Opposition leader V D Satheesan sent a letter to Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw in this regard on Sunday. He said that as per reports the Vande Bharat service in Kerala was proposed between Thiruvananthapuram and Kannur. It shall be extended to Mangaluru so that Kasargod district in Kerala would also get connectivity. He also urged that steps should be taken to straighten the curves on the railway track so that Vande Bharat train could run at the maximum speed.